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Canada - General Canada Sites
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- Ancestors in the Attic
Help History Television create an exciting new series.
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 Ancestry.com - Tracing Your French-Canadian Ancestry
Article by David Ouimette.
- Canada 411 White Pages
- Canada Criminal Databases
- CanadaGenealogy, or, 'Jane's Your Aunt'
Canadian genealogy & women's history: current ideas, information & projects.
- Canada General Genealogy & History Articles
From the Global Gazette Online Family History Magazine.
- Canada Post Corporation / Société canadienne des postes
Postal rates & codes, etc.
- The Canada-Wide National Registry & Family Finders
Adoption resources & registry.
- Canada / Ulster Heritage Site
- Canadian Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches
- Canadian and French-Canadian Research
From the National Archives and Records Administration.
- Canadian Genealogy and History Links
From OCFA and BCCFA.
- Canadian Genealogy Centre / Centre canadien de généalogie
From the National Library of Canada and the National Archives of Canada.
- Canadian Genealogy Links
- Canadian Genealogy Webring
The NetRing links together a WebRing of Canadian family trees, GEDCOM files, ancestry resources, genealogical organizations, societies, and amateur genealogists who are researching their family history in Canada.
- CultureCanada.gc.ca: Canadian History - Family History and Genealogy
Major sites relevant to Canadian genealogical research.
- Family Tree Connection - Canada Resources
Search the listings for free, view full details with a fee-based subscription.
- Genealogy Today - What's New in Canada Family History
Information for researching Canadian heritage.
- G's Adoption Registry - Canada
- Hannah Jarvis and Her Story of Upper Canada Between 1792-1845
Resource guide designed to help students learn about the different aspects of history in relation to pioneer women. The material is aimed at grades 7, 8, 9, but could be adapted for either higher or lower grades.
- Looking 4 Kin - Canadian Genealogy Links & Chat
- Our Ancestors of European Origin: Genealogy and Family History
From the Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation's Museum of New France. Information that includes matrimonial data and historical documents about the place of origin. Also family histories written by Hélène-Andrée Bizier and Jacques Lacoursière. The databases contain transcripts of original hand-written documents like marriage contracts and sales contracts, as well as illustrations relating to places of origin.
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 ROOTS-L Resources: Canada
- Sources for Genealogical Research in Canada
Print, Electronic & Other Resources organized by province/ territory.
- Surname Navigator Canada
A one window, megasearch engine for surnames. Can simultaneously search various databases using only one input screen. Includes CGI (LDS Mormons) Canada, Ancestral File (LDS Mormons) Canada, Geneanet Canada, Google, genealogy Canada, Google News Genealogy Canada, Rootsweb message board Canada, Ancestry.com, Email Finder Canada, White Pages Canada.
- Websites at RootsWeb
- Westminster - Canadian Postal Code Lookup Service
Also has U.S. Zip codes.
- Who Wants to Be a Canadian Genealogist - Quiz - Test Your Knowledge of Genealogy in Canada
From the About.com genealogy section.
- Yahoo!...Canada...Genealogy
- Articles on Child Migration
- Barnardo's
In 1870, Dr. Barnardo opened his first home for children in London’s impoverished East End.
- British Home Children
A site for listing the names of the individual British Home Children.
- British Home Children Mailing List
A mailing list for those interested in researching the 100,000 British Home Children who were emigrated to Canada by 50 child care organizations to work as indentured farm labourers (1870-1940). Archives: browse or search.
- Canadian Centre for Home Children / Centre Canadien Du Home Children
Dedicated to the Home Children that were sent to Canada between 1869 and 1948. The Canadian Centre was founded to assist the Home Children and their families in locating their real identities, confirming documents (i.e., birth certificate) and to help them reunite with living family members where possible.
- Catholic Child Welfare Council - Child Migrants
Services for adopted people and others formerly in our care, including child migrants.
- Child Migrants Information
From the UK Department of Health.
- The Child Migrants Trust
Over 130,000 children had been deported from Britain and shipped off to a "new life" in distant parts of the Empire. This long history of compulsory migration ended in 1967 when post-war child migration drew to a close. The Trust provides a highly professional, specialised service, reuniting Britain’s former Child Migrants with their mothers, fathers, brothers and sisters.
- The Children's Society
- Empty Cradles
A book by Margaret Humphreys.
- Golden Bridge: Young Immigrants to Canada, 1833-1939
A book by Marjorie Kohli.
- Home Children Canada (Pacific)
Organization to help Home Children and their descendants to discover their past.
- Labouring Children: British Immigrant Apprentices to Canada, 1869-1924
A book by Joy Parr.
- The Little Immigrants: The Orphans Who Came to Canada
A book by Kenneth Bagnell.
- List of Girls in Miss Rye's Peckham Homes 1881
Search for ancestors in a list of orphaned and impoverished Home Children.
- Loyal True Blue Orphanage, Hallowell Ontario 1901 ~ Prince Edward County, Ontario
Search for ancestors in list of orphans in Loyal True Blue Orphanage near Picton, in Hallowell Township.
- National Archives of Canada - Home Children (1869-1930)
Between 1869 and the early 1930s, over 100,000 children were sent to Canada from Great Britain during the child emigration movement. Members of the British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa are locating and indexing the names of these Home Children found in passenger lists in the custody of the National Archives of Canada.
- Nation Builders: Barnardo Children in Canada
A book by Gail H. Corbett.
- Neither Waif Nor Stray: The Search For A Stolen Identity
A book by Perry Snow.
- Organisations Helping Former Child Migrants To Find Family Members
- Quarriers Charity ~ Scotland
Originally Orphan Homes of Scotland located at Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire.
- Genealogy
For assistance in tracking relatives cared for by Quarriers in the past, including those who went to Canada.
- History
- Ragged School Museum
The museum resides in three canal-side warehouses in Copperfield Road, East London. These buildings were previously used by Dr Barnardo to house the largest ragged school in London.
- Social Welfare Archives at the University of Liverpool
They hold some of the Dr. Barnardo's Homes records amongst others.
- William Quarrier Home Children Association
An association of Scottish "home children" and their families.
- Young Immigrants to Canada
When the topic of child immigrants to Canada is raised many people first think of Barnardo's. Some may know about Annie Macpherson, Maria Rye, Fegan Homes, Dr. Stephenson and the National Children's Home or even some of the Roman Catholic organizations. This web site represents research into all of the organizations which brought children and young women to Canada between 1833 and 1935.
- FamilySearch Research Guidance - Research Outline - Canada
This outstanding outline introduces records and strategies that can help you learn more about your ancestors. It explains terms associated with this state's particular genealogy research and describes the content, use, and availability of major genealogical records.
- Archives Canada - Canadian Archival Information Network / Reseau Canadien d'Information Archivistique
A gateway to archival resources found in over 800 repositories across Canada.
- Canada Family History Centers
- Canadian Archival Resources on the Internet
- Canadian Archive Addresses
Searchable database of canadian repositories, with full contact information.
- The Canadian Baptist Archives - McMaster Divinity College
The collection of the Canadian Baptist Historical Society.
- Canadian Genealogy and History Links - Archives - Libraries - Museums
- Canadian Institute for Historical Microreproductions
Established to preserve early printed materials (books, annuals, and periodicals) on microfilm for availability to libraries and archives.
- Canadian Library Association
- Family History Centers in Canada
From the FamilySearch web site. Includes address, telephone number and hours of operation.
- Family History Library Catalog
From the FamilySearch web site, an online catalog to the holdings of the LDS Church in Salt Lake City, Utah. Also search for other localities by place name.
- Family History Centers in Canada
- The Genealogical Institute of the Maritimes
- Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Includes a research library with materials on immigration studies.
- LDS Family History Center Address Submission Form
"In order to provide an up to date listing of FHC locations, the Genealogy Home Page is sponsoring a volunteer created listing of FHC's. If you know of a Family History Center near you, you are invited to fill in the form...".
- LibDex - The Library Index - Canada
A worldwide directory of links to library homepages and web-based OPACs (Online Public Access Catalogs).
- Librarians Helping Canadian Genealogists Climb Family Trees
This blog is a collaborative space for librarians who assist family historians with their Canadian genealogical research.
- Library and Archives Canada / Bibliothèque et Archives Canada
- Maritime History Archive at Memorial University of Newfoundland
- Musée Virtuel Canada / Virtual Museum Canada
- The National Archives of Canada / Archives Nationales du Canada
- Pier 21
Between 1928-1971, at Pier 21 on the Halifax waterfront, 1.5 million immigrants first set foot on Canadian soil. During World War II, 3,000 British evacuee children, 50,000 war brides and their 22,000 children, over 100,000 refugees and 368,000 Canadian troops bound for Europe passed through Pier 21.
- The Quaker Archives and Library of Canada
Maintained by the Canadian Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends. Includes the Canadian Yearly Meeting Archives and the Arthur Garratt Dorland Reference Library.
- Queen's University Libraries ~ Kingston
- Special Collections Spécialisées
Directory of special collections of research value in Canadian libraries.
- United Church of Canada Archives Network
Mailing lists are interactive e-mail forums that are free for you to subscribe to and participate in. Click on the links below and be sure to follow the instructions provided exactly as shown in order to subscribe to the mailing list of your choice. Be sure to keep a copy of the welcome message that you receive. This message will contain details about the mailing list, the person who runs the list and instructions you will need in order to participate in the list, unsubscribe from the list, etc.
- ACADIAN-CAJUN Mailing List
For anyone with Acadian-Cajun ancestry worldwide. Archives: browse or search.
- acadianforum Mailing List
For anyone researching their French Canadian ancestry.
- AcadianGenealogy Mailing List
For anyone with a genealogical interest in Canadian Acadian research.
- AFGS-AFGNEWS Mailing List
For members of the American-French Genealogical Society (AFGS) or anyone interested in AFGS activities who would like an electronic version of the AFGnewS that is sent bi-monthly by postal mail to members. Archives: browse or search.
- AFGS-UPDATES Mailing List
For members of the American-French Genealogical Society (AFGS) or anyone interested in AFGS activities. Archives: browse or search.
- AFGS-VOLUNTEERS Mailing List
For American-French Genealogical Society (AFGS) volunteers working on projects to communicate with each other and with the AFGS. Archives: browse or search.
- AUSTRIAN-CANADIAN Mailing List
A bilingual English-German mailing list for anyone with a genealogical, cultural or historical interest in Canadians with Austrian ancestry. Archives: browse or search.
- BOSTON-STATES Mailing List
For anyone with a genealogical interest in the migration between the Eastern Provinces of Canada and New England/New York. Archives: browse or search.
- BRITISH-AMERICA Mailing List
This list explores the 'British' character of Canada and is for anyone with a genealogical, cultural or historical interest in those persons who emigrated to North America during the period of British influence. Archives: browse or search.
- BRITISHHOMECHILDREN Mailing List
For those interested in researching the 100,000 British Home Children who were emigrated to Canada by 50 child care organizations to work as indentured farm labourers (1870-1940). Archives: browse or search.
- BRITISH-NORTH-AMERICA Mailing List
For anyone with a genealogical or historical interest in British North America. Archives: browse or search.
- Canada-AfriGeneas Mailing List
To coordinate, network and strengthen the efforts of those researching African ancestry in the Canadian region.
- CANADA-CEMETERIES Mailing List
For anyone searching for their ancestors in cemeteries in Canada or interested in preserving historical information about these cemeteries (including locating graves, decedents within the graves, cemeteries which have been indexed on the internet and in other written forms, and care of tombstones and the inscriptions thereon) and sharing information about them. Archives: browse or search.
- CANADA-CENSUS-CAMPAIGN Mailing List
For the discussion of efforts to have post-1901 Census information in Canada released to the Public. Archives: browse or search.
- CANADA-FREEDMEN Mailing List
For the discussion and sharing of information regarding the travels of southern slaves as they were guided to freedom in Canada by Harriet Tubman. Archives: browse or search.
- CANADA-GENWEB Mailing List
For those with an interest in general Canadian genealogy and research as well as those who may not know which Province their ancestor came from. Archives: browse or search.
- CANADA-IMMIGRANTS Mailing List
For the discussion and sharing of information regarding people who emigrated to Canada. Archives: browse or search.
- CANADA-L Mailing List
For political, social, cultural, and economic issues in Canada. Archives: browse or search.
- CANADA-OBITS Mailing List
For individuals and volunteers to submit or request obituary information for Canada. Archives: browse or search.
- CANADA-OLD-NEWS Mailing List
For the submission of abstracts, extracts and links from Canada newspapers published prior to 1931. Newspapers contain much of the information that may not be found elsewhere such as births, marriages, deaths, court notices, etc. They also provide community news and many fascinating details about the lives of our ancestors. Archives: browse or search.
- CANADA-ROOTS Mailing List
For anyone with a genealogical interest in Canada. Archives: browse or search.
- canadianadopteesbirthfamilies Mailing List
For adoption search and reunion support where adoptees and birthfamilies can discuss problems unique to Canada.
- CANADIAN-ROOTS-L
Discussions of Canadian genealogical and historical research.
- CANADIAN-TRAIN-DISASTERS Mailing List
For anyone with a genealogical or historical interest in documenting train wrecks in Canada including passenger lists and those who may have perished. Archives: browse or search.
- CANADIAN-ULSTER-SCOTS Mailing List
For the exchange and discussion of the genealogy, culture and history of Canada's Ulster Scots, those persons who came to Canada from the North of Ireland whose ancestors were from Scotland. Archives: browse or search.
- CAN-CENSUS Mailing List
For the discussion and sharing of information regarding Canadian census records (Federal, Provincial and local) from all periods. Archives: browse or search.
- CAN-CENSUS-1901 Mailing List
For the discussion and sharing of information regarding the 1901 Canada Census database. Archives: browse or search.
- CAN-HIST-WOMEN Mailing List
For anyone with a genealogical or historical interest in women in Canada. Archives: browse or search.
- CAN-HUDSONS-BAY-COMPANY Mailing List
For anyone with a genealogical interest in the early Hudson's Bay Company explorers in Canada. Archives: browse or search.
- CAN-Naturalizations Mailing List
For the discussion and sharing of information regarding naturalization records in Canada and the best ways to find ancestors in these records. Archives: browse or search.
- CAN-ORANGE Mailing List
For persons interested in the genealogy, culture, and history of persons who came to Canada as members of the Orange Association and their descendants and followers. Archives: browse or search.
- CAN-SHIPSLISTS-PRE1865 Mailing List
For the discussion and sharing of information regarding ship passenger lists, immigration records, naturalization records and ships' lists substitutes for immigration to Canada before 1865. Archives: browse or search.
- Chat Genealogy
From the About.com genealogy section. Scheduled weekly chats for the following topics: Native American, Genealogy How-To, US Southern States, Genealogy Social, British Isles, French, Canadian.
- Civil War Discussion Forums
Family history and the American Civil War. A newly added Forum for discussion of Canadians in the Civil War.
- cjsgenealogycorner Mailing List
For anyone with a genealogical interest in Canada and helping people make their connections.
- FCAGS-RING Mailing List
For the members of the French Canadian and Acadian Genealogical Societies (FCAGS) WebRing to discuss the continued development of American, French Canadian, and Acadian Genealogical and Historical Societies. Archives: browse or search.
- FRANCO-AMERICAN Mailing List
To facilitate the communication between Americans who are descendants of French-Canadians in order to further their genealogical research efforts. Archives: browse or search.
- frenchcanadianancestry Mailing List
For anyone researching their French Canadian ancestry.
- GEN-FF Mailing List
Discussion of Francophone genealogy. Gatewayed with fr.rec.genealogie. Mainly in French. Archives: browse or search.
- GEN-FR Mailing List
Discussion of Francophone genealogy. Gatewayed with soc.genealogy.french. Mainly in English. Archives: browse or search.
- GERMAN-CANADIAN Mailing List
For the discussion of issues concerning the settlement of German speaking immigrants coming from anywhere to Canada. Archives: browse or search.
- GL-PASSENGERS Mailing List
For the posting of passenger lists of ships sailing from ports along the St. Lawrence River and throughout the five Great Lakes in the middle of North America. Many of our ancestors arrived in Canada and then entered the United States down the St. Lawrence Seaway through the Great Lakes. Archives: browse or search.
- GLSHIPS Mailing List
For anyone who is researching ancestors who participated in the shipping industry on the Great Lakes of the northeastern United States. Archives: browse or search.
- Irish-Canadian Mailing List
For anyone interested in the genealogy, culture, and historical contribution of people who immigrated from Ireland to Canada. Archives: browse or search.
- KEEWETIN Mailing List
For anyone researching Cree fur trade family histories in Canada. Archives: browse or search.
- MENNONITE Mailing List
For anyone with a genealogical interest in the Swiss Mennonites (Anabaptists) who emigrated to North America. Archives: browse or search.
- METIS Mailing List
For Metis descendants, those who have mixed Native American and European (principally French) ancestry. Archives: browse or search.
- METISGEN Mailing List
For the discussion and sharing of information regarding the Metis and their descendants. The Metis are North America's Fur Trading Children - the new nation of individuals born within North America from the first unions of natives and whites. Archives: browse or search.
- NY-CAN-NY Mailing List
For Canadians who are researching their New York ancestors and New Yorkers who are researching their Canadian ancestors. Archives: browse or search.
- PALATINES Mailing List
For anyone with a genealogical or historical interest in the German Palatine and Palatine refugees who fled to Ireland and North America post 1709. Archives: browse or search.
- RCD-ASSOCIATION Mailing List
For anyone with a genealogical or military history interest in the Royal Canadian Dragoons, a Canadian regular army regiment formed in 1883, including its history, membership, and activities. Archives: browse or search.
- SCOTS-IN-CANADA Mailing List
For anyone with a genealogical, historical, or cultural interest in people of Scottish descent in Canada and their contributions to the birth and development of Canada that place the lives of our ancestors in perspective. Archives: browse or search.
- SephardicJewishGenealogy Mailing List
For the discussion and sharing of information regarding Sephardic Jewish and Anusim families from France and Canada.
- SURNAMES-CANADA Mailing List gatewayed with the soc.genealogy.surnames.canada newsgroup
For surname queries related to Canada. Archives: browse or search.
- TRANSCRIPTIONS-CAN Mailing List
For anyone who want to share, exchange, acquire or request genealogical data, books, transcriptions, etc. relevant to Canada, subject to the correct observance of copyright. Archives: browse or search.
- UNITED-EMPIRE-LOYALIST Mailing List
For anyone with a genealogical, cultural or historical interest in the United Empire loyalists who came to Canada from the United States during and after the American Revolution. Archives: browse or search.
- UPPER-CANADA Mailing List and the corresponding web page
For anyone with a genealogical or historical interest in Upper Canada (present day province of Ontario). This was the region split from the Province of Quebec after the American Revolution. List topics include its history and settlement by Loyalists and British and German soldiers, up to and including the year 1867. Archives: browse or search.
- allcanadianbooks.com - Homestead Maps
Reproduction maps showing actual home locations identified by the family name - most areas of Eastern Canada and Ontario. Available as full size maps or as partial details, in regular or large print.
- Association of Canadian Map Libraries and Archives / Association des Cartotheques et Archives
ACMLA actively serves as the representative professional group for Canadian map librarians, cartographic archivists and others interested in geographic information in all formats. The site includes a page with books about Canadian maps.
- The Atlas of Canada / L'Atlas du Canada
- Canadian Geographical Names / Les noms géographiques du Canada
- Canadian Maps
1926 Souvenir Highway Map-Province of Saskatchewan; Early 1900s Map of Western Canada, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba: Canadian National Railways (shows township, range, meridian markings); The New World Atlas and Gazetteer 1922 Edition, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba (shows Provincial Electoral Districts 1922), California (Shows 1922 Counties), Austria, Hungary, Czecho-slovakia, Roumania, Jugo-slavia, Europe; Saskatchewan Wheat Pool Maps 1924 and 1984 (all SWP maps show meridians, township and range markings); 1947-48, 1950-51 and 1952-53 Saskatchewan Pool Country Elevator System Maps with calendar index.
- Cartes Historiques Canadiennes: Table des Matières
- Density of distribution of the natives of Canada and Newfoundland: 1890
Scanned image from the Statistical Atlas of the United States, based upon the results of the eleventh census.
- Geographical Names, Natural Resources Canada - Sources of Local History
- Historical Atlas of Canada - Online Learning Project
- In Search of Your Canadian Past: The Canadian County Atlas Digital Project
From McGill University's Rare Books and Special Collections Division. A searchable database derived from published county atlases between 1874 & 1881. Searchable by property owners' names or by location. Township maps, portraits and properties have been scanned, with links from the property owners' names in the database.
- K.B. Slocum Books and Maps - Canada
- The Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection - Canada Maps
From The University of Texas at Austin.
- Places and Names of Canada
How places in Canada received their names.
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 Ancestry.com
Searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images available with fee-based subscription. Searching Ancestry's databases is free, and then viewing the final results in the genealogical datasets is available by paid subscription. A search serves up a "Ranked Search Result" based on your query. The displayed list of results indicates which of the many databases has a possible match, as well as suggestions to help you refine your search. Following the links for the search hits will result in one of two things: if you are already a paid subscriber you will see the database matches right away; if you are not yet a subscriber you are pointed to a "landing page" that gives you options to become a paid subscriber to one of Ancestry's membership packages.
- The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada
- Books of Remembrance
Contain the names of Canadians who fought in wars and died either during or after them.
- Canadian Air Aces and Heroes - WWI, WWII and Korea
- Canadian-born Men Who Served With Minnesota Regiments Between 1861 and 1866
A database of Canadian-born men who served with Minnesota regiments in the Civil War and on the Frontier. Approximately 1,200 names.
- Canadian Genealogy and History Links - Military
- The Canadian Great War Homepage
Canada's Role in World War I, 1914 ~ 1918.
- Canada and North America (British Empire & Commonwealth Land Forces)
History and institutions since 1783.
- Canadian Military Genealogical FAQ
- Canadian POW/MIA Information Centre
- Canadian Vietnam Casualties
- The Canadian Virtual War Memorial / Mémorial Virtuel de Guerre du Canada
Veterans Affairs Canada.
- Canadian War Museum
- From Colony to Country : A Reader's Guide to Canadian Military History
National Library of Canada.
- The Lincoln and Welland Regiment - 1920 to 1936
A reserve infantry battalion of the Canadian Forces.
- The Lincoln and Welland Regiment - 1866 - 1936
A reserve infantry battalion of the Canadian Forces.
- Museum of the Regiments
- The Queen's York Rangers (1st American Regiment)
- RCAF Personnel - Honours and Awards - 1939-1949
An index of 9,200 awards to approx. 8,300 RCAF personnel, announced between 1940 and 1949, for services during the Second World War.
- RCMP History
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Historical Highlights.
- Soldiers of the First World War - Canadian Expeditionary Force
An index to the personnel files of over 600,000 soldiers that enlisted during the First World War. Copies of over 50,000 pages of Attestation papers have been scanned and are available online here.
- Veterans Affairs Canada / Anciens Combattants Canada
- ABYZ News Links - Canada - Newspapers and News Sources
- Ancestry.com
Searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images available with fee-based subscription. Searching Ancestry's databases is free, and then viewing the final results in the genealogical datasets is available by paid subscription. A search serves up a "Ranked Search Result" based on your query. The displayed list of results indicates which of the many databases has a possible match, as well as suggestions to help you refine your search. Following the links for the search hits will result in one of two things: if you are already a paid subscriber you will see the database matches right away; if you are not yet a subscriber you are pointed to a "landing page" that gives you options to become a paid subscriber to one of Ancestry's membership packages.
- CanadaEast.com
Eastern Canada's information source.
- Canada Newspaper Abstracts
- Kidon Media-Link - News Sources from Canada
- Lögberg-Heimskringla, The Icelandic Weekly
Lögberg-Heimskringla, North America's Icelandic weekly, is the oldest ethnic periodical still publishing in Canada. Since 1886 it has published news and features of interest to people of Icelandic ancestry in both North America and in Iceland.
- NewsDirectory.com: Newspapers: North America: Canada
- NewsLink - Canadian Newspapers
- NewspaperLinks.com - Canada
- Newspapers at the National Library of Canada
- OnlineNewspapers.com - Newspaper & Newspapers Online Directory: Canada
- ThePaperboy.com Canada | Online Newspaper from Canada
- Paper of Record
Fee-based service of online archived newspaper images for US, Canada, Australia, UK, Ireland, France, Spain, Mexico. Various dates (1700s-2000). OCR search.
- World-newspapers.com - Canada Newspapers
Adoptions, Biographies, Ethnic Groups, Famous People, Immigrants, etc.
- Canadian Adoptees Registry and Classifieds
- Canadian Adoptees Registry Inc.
For adoptees, birth mothers/fathers, siblings, relatives, fostered adults & adoptive parents.
- Canadian Genealogy and History Links - Personal
- Community and Family Histories of Ukrainians in Canada
- Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
Persons who died between the years 1000 and 1930 or whose last known date of activity falls within these years.
- Finland-Swedes in Canada
- First Nations in Canada
- Genealogy - Acadian and French Canadian
- Geographical Index to the Tribes of the United States and Canada
- Henry Hudson - The life and times of Henry Hudson, explorer and adventurer
- heroines.ca - A Guide to Women in Canadian History
An educational site about women in Canadian history, including biographies, historical images, news, This Month in Herstory, info about historical sites and statues, etc. The site was developed by Canadian historian Merna Forster.
- Internment of Ukrainians in Canada 1914-1920
- Loyalists
See this category on Cyndi's List for related links.
- Metis Families
- National Archives of Canada - Aboriginal Peoples
- Origins Canada: Natural Mother, Natural Father, and Adoptee Support
Origins Canada is a support and advocacy group for for people separated from family members by adoption, including natural mothers (first mothers, exiled mothers) and fathers, natural relatives, and adopted persons.
- Prussian-Russian-Canadian Mennonite Genealogical Resources
- Testimony of the Canadian Fugitives
- The Walk to Canada - Tracing the Underground Railroad
- Women in Canadian History
Links to professional researchers found on Cyndi's List are included as a courtesy. Unless otherwise stated, the existence of these links on Cyndi's List does not imply endorsement of the services or products provided by those professional researchers. See also: Disclaimers
- American Ancestral Associates ~ Cranston, Rhode Island
A full-service genealogical company, with over twenty years experience, including research, consultation, education, and literary assistance.
- Board for Certification of Genealogists - Roster of Those Certified - Canada
- Brewster's Genealogy Services
Providing searches in Manitoba, Canada and Great Britian.
- Canadian Metis Genealogy
- Canadian Mineral Rights Locators
A licensed Canadian Landman performs historical title searches of Canadian land.
- Eternal Links Genealogy Services
New England, Midwestern, Western U.S. and Canadian family history research by Amalea Wright Hendrickson who has twenty-two years experience as a genealogist, three years as a volunteer in a family history center, B.A. in American History/Social Science, and a certificate of research proficiency from Brigham Young University, in their intense Genealogical course of studies.
- eXpertGenealogy - Genealogy Professional Genealogist - Canada
Directory of professional genealogists specializing in Canada Research.
- Family Record Finder.com :: Peter van Schaik, Family History Research
Genealogical research service for Canada, USA and the Netherlands, Belgium, Indonesia and the British Isles.
- The Genealogical Research Library, Toronto, Canada
Professional research services & publications.
- Genealogy By Julie
Over 15 year experience in Canadian and British lineage.
- Genealogy Helplist - Canada
- Genealogy Professional GenTracking: Ian Shalapata Genealogist
Over 20 years experience researching within Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom.
- genealogyPro - Professional Genealogists for Canada
- inGeneas Canadian Genealogical Research Services ~ Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Searchable databases containing 50,000+ Canadian passenger and immigration records (c1750 to 1900) including the only electronic version of the free National Archives of Canada Miscellaneous Immigration Index.
- Kenneth G. Aitken & Associates FHS
Professional local and family history services, specializing in Western Canadian and English research. Available for seminars, lectures, or private research work.
- Kinfolk Finders ~ Parkhill, Ontario, Canada
Canadian Genealogical Research: Ontario, Alberta, British Columbia.
- Kintracers
Professional genealogical research services in Ottawa, Canada.
- Mark Windover's Web Page - Quality Professional Genealogical Research ~ Williamstown, Massachusetts
United States, Canada (including French), England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, Iceland, Germany, Switzerland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, France, Belgium, and The Netherlands.
- Paul J. Bunnell, FACG, UE, Genealogy & Book Author
Author of Loyalist, genealogy books, research in areas of Canada, USA (Colonies), lectures and vendor services.
- Professional Genealogist in Salt Lake City - Chad R. Milliner, MLIS, AG
Research for Britain, United States, Canada, Australia and the British West Indies.
- Records2you
Professional research service. Provides searches for any U.S./Canada or British Isles record located in the LDS Family History Library.
- Rhonda R. McClure Genealogical Services
Solid experience in most of the United States as well as Canada, France and Italy, with regional specialties in New England, New York, Midwest and Southern states. In addition to these regions, there are certain research specialties including immigrant research (going beyond the basic passenger lists), Native American research, compiling of family histories, and editing.
- Sovereign Ancestry
Comprehensive genealogy service for the UK, Ireland, Australia and Canada.
- Traces From Your Past
Genealogical Publications, Services and Resources to assist the Family Historian researching in Canada and the United Kingdom .
- Cyndi's List Genealogy Bookstore
A categorized list of genealogy research books that looks a lot like my bookshelf at home.
- Amazon.com Genealogy Bookstore - Canada and Canadian
The following are individual book titles of interest for this topic. The book links below point to the Amazon.com bookstore online where you may purchase the book if you wish. These links are provided to bring these published resources to your attention as an aid to your research. Follow the links to books of interest to make note of their title, author, publisher, and ISBN. You might then use this information to obtain the book from your local library or your favorite corner book shop.
- Ancestor's Attic Discount Genealogy Books - Canadian Genealogy Books
- Archive CD Books - General Canada Resources
- Books We Own - Canada
Find a book from which you would like a lookup and click on the submitter's code at the end of the entry. Once you find the contact information for the submitter, write them a polite request for a lookup. Be sure to follow the Tips for making a request . See also the Frequently Asked Questions about Copyright page and please also consider reading through: How to Contribute to Books We Own.
- Family History News
Canadian genealogical publication.
- ebay.ca Listing: Search for Canada Genealogy
Online auction service for buying & selling.
- Genealogical.com - Canada
The online store of Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. & Clearfield Company.
- Global Genealogy & History Shoppe - Canada
- Heritage Books: Canadian
- Higginson Book Company - Canada
- Hope Farm Books - Canada
- Paul J. Bunnell, FACG, UE, Genealogy & Book Author
Author of Loyalist, genealogy books, research in areas of Canada, USA (Colonies), lectures and vendor services.
- Quintin Publications - Canada
- Quintin Publications - Métis and First Nations
The sites found in this category vary in content. Some sites have extractions or transcriptions of actual records. Other sites have helpful lists, articles, tips or guidelines. In a few cases there are scanned images of the original source documents themselves, with more of these types of records coming online each day. Keep in mind that extractions & transcriptions may have errors or may be missing certain portions of the original source material. Always refer to the original source material whenever possible and only use extractions & transcriptions as a starting point to help guide you in your research.
- 1915-1932 Canadian Naturalization
Online searchable index.
- Alberta Family Histories Society (AFHS) Genealogical Projects Registry
A central registry which provides a bibliography of genealogical projects, both online and offline, in Canada. The registry is categorized by province/territory, then by record type: births, marriage, census, deaths, and other.
- Ancestry.com
Searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images available with fee-based subscription. Searching Ancestry's databases is free, and then viewing the final results in the genealogical datasets is available by paid subscription. A search serves up a "Ranked Search Result" based on your query. The displayed list of results indicates which of the many databases has a possible match, as well as suggestions to help you refine your search. Following the links for the search hits will result in one of two things: if you are already a paid subscriber you will see the database matches right away; if you are not yet a subscriber you are pointed to a "landing page" that gives you options to become a paid subscriber to one of Ancestry's membership packages.
- By Way of Canada: U.S. Records of Immigration across the U.S.-Canadian Border, 1895-1954 (St. Albans Lists)
Article by Marian L. Smith.
- George Cross (GC) Database
The George Cross was instituted in September 1940 to recognise civilian heroism. King George VI created the award for the men and women of the Commonwealth whose courage could not be marked by any other honour.
- George Cross Recipients
- Immigrants at Grosse-Île
Online searchable database of over 33,026 immigrants who stayed at the Grosse-Île Quarantine Station between 1832 and 1937.
- Immigrants to Canada in Nineteenth Century - Ships - Emigration Reports - Emigration Handbooks
- inGeneas Canadian Genealogical Research Services ~ Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Searchable database containing 750,000+ Canadian passenger, immigration, census, land, vital and military records (c1750 to 1900) including the only electronic version of the free National Archives of Canada Miscellaneous Immigration Index.
- Irish Famine Migration To New Brunswick, 1845 – 1852
Searchable database from the Provincial Archives of New Brunswick.
- Library & Archives Canada - Likacheff-Ragosine-Mathers (LI-RA-MA) Collection
When completed the collection will contain approximately 11,400 files including passports, passport applications, identity papers and questionnaires containing general information for Jewish, Ukrainian and Finnish immigrants who came to Canada between 1898 and 1922. This collection of the consular offices of the Russian Empire in Canada corresponds to the Russian Consular Records series in the United States.
- MHSA Canadian Mennonite Board of Colonization Extraction Project
From the Mennonite Historical Society of Alberta. Project to transcribe the registration forms for each family that came to Canada under the auspices of the Canadian Mennonite Board of Colonization of Rosthern, Saskatchewan.
- National Archives of Canada - Home Children (1869-1930)
Between 1869 and the early 1930s, over 100,000 children were sent to Canada from Great Britain during the child emigration movement. Members of the British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa are locating and indexing the names of these Home Children found in passenger lists in the custody of the National Archives of Canada.
- The National Registration File of 1940
Canada registered everyone at least 16 years old in 1940. These records can provide real help to the genealogist. Full information on these records and how to access them.
- Searching the Canadian Immigration Records (1925-1935) Database
By Annette Fulford.
- Sessional Papers of the Government of Canada and British Parliamentary Papers - Names extracted from Government of Canada Reports
Annual reports from various government departments covering such things as names of lighthouse keepers, holders of tavern licenses, cadets at military college, shareholders in banks, etc.
- Sources for Genealogical Research in Canada - Print, Electronic & Other Resources
Links, books, maps, events, contact information, etc. for research in Canada, for Canadian roots, organized into general and regional categories.
- St. Albans Lists FAQ
St. Albans Lists are lists of immigrants who crossed the border from Canada into the U.S. between 1895 and 1954. This site provides links to reel numbers (NARA and LDS) and explains how to obtain the reels.
- US Ports of Entry in Canada - St. Albans Lists Soundex
Information on records of immigrants from Canada to the United States from the US Immigration and Naturalization Service.
- Wesleyan Methodist Baptisms 1825-1910
From the archives of the Wesleyan Methodist Church in Canada.
- Alberta Family Histories Society (AFHS) Genealogical Projects Registry
A central registry which provides a bibliography of genealogical projects, both online and offline, in Canada. The registry is categorized by province/territory, then by record type: births, marriage, census, deaths, and other.
- Ancestry.com
Searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images available with fee-based subscription. Searching Ancestry's databases is free, and then viewing the final results in the genealogical datasets is available by paid subscription. A search serves up a "Ranked Search Result" based on your query. The displayed list of results indicates which of the many databases has a possible match, as well as suggestions to help you refine your search. Following the links for the search hits will result in one of two things: if you are already a paid subscriber you will see the database matches right away; if you are not yet a subscriber you are pointed to a "landing page" that gives you options to become a paid subscriber to one of Ancestry's membership packages.
- Canadian Vital Statistics Addresses
- North American Vital Records Index
CD-ROM for sale from the LDS Church. More than 4.6 million christenings, births, and marriages that occurred in the United States and Canada from about 1700 to 1888.
- The Olive Tree Genealogy: Canada Births Deaths & Marriages Exchange
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